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President Obama's bracket for the 2013 NCAA tournament[Click to embiggen]

Obama on Ohio State: "I think Craft's defense is unbelievable, and that makes the difference."

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Urbstache on 20 Mar 2013 - 9:48am #

I like the Florida pick...I think MSU survives Louisville's region.

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pcon258 on 20 Mar 2013 - 9:52am #

How cool of a moment must this be for the team? I'm sure they're used to the spotlight by now, but to have the leader of the free world, POTUS, watching your bball games, complementing your play, must be a pretty cool moment. 

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AJW_16 on 20 Mar 2013 - 9:54am #

President Obama is usually pretty good with his picks. Glad to have him on the team!

"Sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you." 

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Alex on 20 Mar 2013 - 9:59am #

Deleted a comment because someone brought up politics already...did you not see the disclaimer????

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Firedup on 20 Mar 2013 - 10:00am #

Glad to know that the Pres and I have the same Final Four

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Unky Buck on 20 Mar 2013 - 10:14am #

Haha, I have the same Final Four in the 11W poll as well.

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Riggins on 20 Mar 2013 - 10:29am #

Damn, you guys too?  I thought Florida was a bit of a sleeper.  Guess I'm not unique.

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UrbzRenewal on 20 Mar 2013 - 10:36am #

They are ranked #1 in the country by KenPom...

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DetroitBuckeye on 20 Mar 2013 - 1:36pm #

I don't see it at all, Florida's closest win all year is by ten points over Alabama.  If you can't win tight games, than you probably can't win in the tourney.

 

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armybuckinva on 20 Mar 2013 - 11:58am #

I picked Florida too after looking at KenPom.  I thought it would be a different pick but to my surprise there are a lot of people picking them.

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sirclovis on 20 Mar 2013 - 11:35am #

Yep I got the same Final Four as well haha.

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AngelHeartsBuckeyes on 20 Mar 2013 - 10:06am #

Finally some common ground for Barry and I.

Good stuff.

Buckeye born and bred. Buckeye til I'm dead.

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BucksfanXC on 20 Mar 2013 - 10:09am #

I hope this is a tradition that can continue, and I'm sure Andy Katz feels the same way.

“Any time you give a man something he doesn't earn, you cheapen him. Our kids earn what they get, and that includes respect.”  - Woody

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J.Mo on 20 Mar 2013 - 10:12am #

POTUS must have copied my bracket... I blame the NSA for allowing him access to my ESPN account!

 

*I have 3/4 he has... I just have 'Cuse over IU.

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ShowThemOhiosHere on 20 Mar 2013 - 10:19am #

The POTUS seems to like OSU in these tourneys.  And why the heck not?  The key now for him is if he poses with three other people to do an "O-H-I-O" picture, make sure he spells it right!  lol

Class of 2010.

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ATXbucknut on 20 Mar 2013 - 10:20am #

He's obviously partial to Ohio State.

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spqr2008 on 20 Mar 2013 - 10:32am #

Whoever those students are need to be banned from OSU, because the first pic they took, they let the President misspell O-H-I-O (they let him be the H, standing in the same position, and the guy to his right was the I, so OIHO).

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NC_Buckeye on 20 Mar 2013 - 11:08am #

That's a common mistake for newbies. You have to do it from the photographer's perspective not your own.

#fistpumpgobuckeyes

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Oyster on 20 Mar 2013 - 11:34am #

Or they did it on purpose.  That is a story to tell the grandkids one day.  'Let me tell you what we did to the president when I was in college...'

'I even have a picture to prove it!'

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Colby3333 on 20 Mar 2013 - 11:58am #

Here you go.....LOL!

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OSUAndy07 on 20 Mar 2013 - 12:41pm #

To make it worse, that dude on the left has some serious pit stains

"But I'm tryin' Ringo. I'm tryin', real hard, to be the shepherd"

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dubjayfootball90 on 20 Mar 2013 - 10:22am #

Got NC State Upsetting Indiana.... LETS GO NC STATE!!!!

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spqr2008 on 20 Mar 2013 - 10:28am #

Speaking of politics being banned from comments, is there a reason I keep getting political ads in the banners?  I read a lot of news, so they might be tracking me, but this week it seems like out of the three banner ads 11W displays, one is always political.

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SilverBulletNYC on 20 Mar 2013 - 10:33am #

Yes, you're being tracked. Not all the ads to the right of the comments are from 11W.

The South will NOT rise again!

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spqr2008 on 20 Mar 2013 - 10:42am #

I figured that, especially because I keep getting casino ads.  I look up the hours, and the events at the Columbus one once, and bam, casino ads everywhere.

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Unky Buck on 20 Mar 2013 - 10:34am #

It's a Google based ad. They can't control that. Right now I'm staring a Subaru ad but I haven't been shopping for cars or even looking at cars online. Sometimes it is random, sometimes it's based on your viewing history.

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Buckeyebrowny919 on 20 Mar 2013 - 10:55am #

if it is based on my view history...i'm surprised there are not more boobies on 11w.

"Winter is coming" - Urban Meyer

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703Buckeye on 20 Mar 2013 - 11:15am #

The computer thinks I need to start dating women in the 50+ range...

"Attack the Strong, Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead!"
-Former OSU S&C Coach Lichter

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Unky Buck on 20 Mar 2013 - 12:01pm #

Haha, I've been seeing those too. At least I'm not the only one who is seemingly confused. I was like, WTF? Why would I want to do that?

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Oyster on 20 Mar 2013 - 12:03pm #

Cougars need love too...

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Unky Buck on 20 Mar 2013 - 12:09pm #

So much so that they need their own website...

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Oyster on 20 Mar 2013 - 5:41pm #

It would seem you have a 'Non Cougar' fan...

I gave you a prop though!

(and if my memory serves me correctly, Uncle Buck was married to a Cougar.  Just sayin.)

 

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Unky Buck on 20 Mar 2013 - 6:44pm #

She could be.

Thanks for the upvote there. I was expecting a few downvotes given the content, so no worries.

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burkmon on 20 Mar 2013 - 10:52am #

No matter which way he leans, Aaron Craft has got to smile at that shout out.

 

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Hovenaut on 20 Mar 2013 - 11:05am #

He spent enough time in B1G country, he knows what's up.

"Success - it's what you do with what you got" - Woody Hayes

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rickyu22 on 20 Mar 2013 - 11:23am #

I like the picks but he said Louisville wrong...come on man! 

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703Buckeye on 20 Mar 2013 - 1:07pm #

Which way do you propose?

"Attack the Strong, Trample the Weak, Hurdle the Dead!"
-Former OSU S&C Coach Lichter

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tdible2132 on 20 Mar 2013 - 11:26am #

The president is all about the chalk when picking the tourney. He stepped a little more on a limb this year, but I picked Florida to go to the Final Four too as did many others. We'll see what happens, gotta love March!

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DMcDougal24 on 20 Mar 2013 - 11:42am #

Tough to pick UF based on them having lost all single-digit games they played in this year, but I have them in the final four as well. Only difference between me and the POTUS is that I have Sparty going Final Four over Louisville. Why? I have no idea.

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thatlillefty on 20 Mar 2013 - 12:51pm #

i think it's cool to see the president partake in such a popular American tradition

does anyone remember if Bush did this as well? I don't think so but i could be wrong

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William on 20 Mar 2013 - 2:53pm #

I don't ever remember Bush doing a bracket. I do remember him throwing the first pitch at the World Series after 9/11 though, and say what you will about his ideologies, homeboy (Bush) threw a nice pitch while wearing a bulletproof vest. 

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hodge on 20 Mar 2013 - 2:59pm #

He was a relief pitcher at Yale.  Played three games for Yale's freshman baseball team.

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EvanstonBuckeye on 20 Mar 2013 - 4:21pm #

He was a big UT fan, too. Remember more than a few stories relaying when he would watch the Red River Rivalry.

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Bucksfan on 20 Mar 2013 - 1:17pm #

My bracket, as always, is a sh*tshow.  I'm glad I no longer play for money.

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NoVA Buckeye on 20 Mar 2013 - 1:29pm #

My bracket has gone Heisenberg. I have Illinois over Miami and Marquette. BREAKING BRANDON PAUL

/Duff'd It

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Brutus on 20 Mar 2013 - 2:52pm #

Saw the title of the buckshot and figured I'd grab some popcorn and come read a barrage of grayed out comments.  It's nice to see that perhaps we're making some progress on when not to write stupid stuff.  As for my bracket, I actually decided not to pick one this year.  Every year, I simply cannot pick against Ohio State so I have them going far and up until last year, I was always wrong.  I believe that I'm a jinx so I figure if I don't pick a bracket, the opposite will happen this year.  Come thank me when we win it all.

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ih8rolltyde on 20 Mar 2013 - 3:39pm #

I guess I am one of the very few who are high on Kansas. Cuz I'm a homer, I have the Buckeyes taking out Sparty then Kansas to win it all in my bracket. My futures $ is riding on the Jhawks. I think Ben McLemore is the MOP.

****igan smells like old water that hot dogs were boiled in.  FACT

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